Window-glass holder.



E. M. BEST. WINDUW GLASS HOLDER. APPLIUATIQN FILED Amm, 1909.

Patented Oct. 25, 1910.

mm E. BIST, F BALINL, KANSAS.

WINDOW-GLASS HOLDER,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 25, 1910.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Ensems M. liner, a citizen of the United States,residing at Salina, in the county of Saline and State of Kansas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Window-Gloss Holders, ofwhich the following is a. specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in windowglass holders, and it consists in the novel combination and arrangementof parts as will be hereinafter more particularly described and claimed.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, und in which likenumerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a front elevation of a glazed window sash having myinvention attached thereto. 2 is an enlarged transverse section of esame taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

The object of my invention is to nstruct a very practical and efectivostrip for securing the glass in window frames which will form a. perfectunion between the lglass and stile and further o tes to hold the lass ina yielding position or in contact with :i rabbet formed in the stile forits reception in the said window frame.

Another object of the invention is to provide a strip of this characterwhich may be readily removed from the window sash should the glassbecome broken or otherwise injured.

My invention therefore consists of a inetallic strip preferablyconstructed from thin or sheet metal and composed of a single piece, thesame being so formed or shaped along its length as to securely hold oneof the longitudinal edges or portions of u. textile strip, felt or otherfabric, the free edxre of which extends the full length and breadth ofthe yielding portion of the metallic securing strip whereby the felt orother material so employed and secured in the strip is yieldingly butfrictionally held against the glass located in its proper positionwithin the Stiles of the sash.

Referring to the dinwings, l rcprese ts the oppositely located verticalguides o n sash or window frame which is of the ordinary constructionand rabbeted in the usua wey to form vertical guides for the oppositelylocated Stiles 2 of the sash frame. The sash frame referred to is alsoprovided with the usual rabbct for snugly receiving the lass 3.

ll y invention consists of c resilient metal strip preferablyconstructed from sheet metal of a pliable nature and is so formed aiongits length intermediate of its opposite edges as to provide a centrallylocate overlapping looped portion 6, the said portion of the strip beingsecured in its proper position in respect to the rabbet of the frame byscrews 5 or other equivalent fastening de vices. The opposite freeyielding portion 8 of the resilient strip projects inwardly from thelooped portion 6 thereof, the inner surface of which is parallel to theinner surface of the securing portion of the strip but disin a. planerearwardly thereof and located within the looped portion of the strip issecured a portion of the felt or other textile strip 7. The inner orfree edge or longitudindportion of the felt 7 is normally interpobetween the glass 3 and the yield irlilgllongitudinal inner portion 4 ofthe niet v 'c strip, whereby the glass is held yieldingly but securelywithin the rabbet formed in the window sash.

This construction provides a very practical and neat appearance to thewindow sash when the parts are assembled and the glass secured inposition in the manner described, it. being observed that the strips areproperly cut and mitered to ina-ke a perfect Vunion where the endsthereof connect at the correspondin ends or corners of the window sashas early shown in Fig. l of the drawings, it being further observed thatany suita e ornaments pressed or otherwise constructed from sheet metalmay be employed und secured to the corners so united to cover the mitersreferred to and present u very neat and attractive appearance.

'Whatis claimed is:

In combination with a window sash and glas located in a mortise formedtherein, of a metallic stig), a centrally located looped portion formalo the entire length of the strip, said metal ic strip having a freeprojecting yielding longitudinal portion disposed parallel to the innersurface of the securinlgdportion of the strip and on u. plane rearwa ythereof, a. strip of textile mateeva-:411.4

In testimon wherof I ax my signature, 1n presence o two wxtn.

ERGENIA M. BEST.

1 lengthoithe :ich a securely Witnesses:

A. R. Tonus, Cmxu E. Cmnx g1 extgndiug-'allon the ful tgllglc im? @so.10u oi wl 'fwxtpin the 0looped pprtion cfg-the same, 'Bald textxlefubmc extendm to E a 'the' outer edge of the yeldin portici; o thetallic emp, and means or securing the latter to the sash frame.

